diff --git a/libs/esl/ruby/single_command.rb b/libs/esl/ruby/single_command.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/libs/esl/ruby/single_command.rb
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+#! /usr/bin/ruby
+
+require "ESL"
+
+command = ARGV.join(" ")
+con = ESL::ESLconnection.new("localhost", "8021", "ClueCon")
+e = con.sendRecv("api #{command}")
+puts e.getBody()